Lounge and sofa bed



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CORNELIUS SCOFIELD, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

LOUNGE AND SOFA BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,732, dated July 5, 1881.

Application filed November 12, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS SCOFIELD, of the city of Bridgeport, in the county of Fair field and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lounge and Sofa Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to lounge and divau beds, where, owing to the fact of their having but one or no arm or elevated end, it is difficult to properly support in an upright position the hinged back which turns down to form a portion of a bed.

My invention eonsistsin providing a lounge, sofa, or divan having a hinged back with rods of iron or other suitable substance, hinged to the back of the sofa and to the base thereof, and jointed and arranged as hereinafter described, so that they form jointed tension-rods, preventing forward motion of the back, and in combining with said jointed rods fastening devices, by which they are locked in position tosupport the back of the lounge.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing the rear of a lounge with my improvements applied thereto, the upholstery being omitted, as

not essential in showing my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the lounge with the back turned down to form a bed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of the hinged end of the back, showin g the joint and supporting device. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a jointed stay. Fig. 5 is a front view of the same, show= ing a simple form of fastening. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the back of the lounge when up. Fig.7 is an end view thereof. Fig.8 is an end elevation, showing'the back turned down to form a bed, and the manner of supporting the same by the jointed stays.

The back B is hinged at its lower edge to the bottom A, so as to turn down to form the bottom of a bed, as shown in Fig.2. The portion 0 of the back B is hinged to the other portion of the back, and is provided with a supporting device, d, as shown in Fig.3. By this arrangement the head end, 0, of the back B is maintained at the height of the arm E,

forming an elevated support for pillows, as shown in Fig. 2.

To the back B are hinged two legs, F F, and to the frame A are hinged two braces, gg, the opposite ends of said braces being properly jointed to the legs F F near the middle of the latter.

'5 i are ordinary spring-catches attached to the back, so that when the back is turned up said catches will catch and hold the braces g g in place.

By this construction and arrangement of parts the back B is firmly stayed and supported in an upright position. The legs F F and braces g 9, being situated at a suitable distance from the hinged joint connecting the back'B with the seat A, serve as jointed tension-rods to prevent the back from being pulled forward. and, being held in position by the catches i i or other suitable fastenings, serve as jointed struts and prevent the back B from being pushed backward, and when the legs F F and braces g g are liberated from their fastenings such parts also serve to support the back B,

as shown in Figs. 2 and 8.

The spring-bolts l l of the catches are connected by the cord k, as shownin Figs. 1 and 6, so that by simply pulling said cord the bolts l l are withdrawn, thus releasing the braces g 9, so that the joints h h, working freely, allow the back-B to be let down to form the bed, when the legs 'F F, held in place by the braces g 9, support the back, as shown in Fig. 2.

Instead of the spring-catches i 2', as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, a simple form of fastening, as shown in Fig. 5, may be used for locking the braces g 9.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination, in a lounge, sofa, or divan bed, of the folding leg F and brace g, with the locking-boltl, or its equivalent, substantially as shown, whereby the back is held in an upright position without the aid of other supporting devices. 7 V 5 2. The leg F and brace y, when folding into parallel position, resting against the two back parts B and A of the lounge or sofa, across the joint between them, thus preventing furhand and seal this 5th day of November, A. ther forward movement of the back, and in 1). 1879. combination with suitable locking devices,

whereby the back Bis prevented from moving (JORNELIUS SOOFIYELD' 5 either backward or forward independently of Witnesses:

any other support, substantially as set forth. L. S. GATLIN,

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my H. B. SCOFIELD. 

